These Metal Dinosaurs Are Tearing a Texas Neighborhood Apart

New Territory, a neighborhood outside Houston, Texas, is in the process of deciding whether it's the kind of neighborhood that lets its residents place metal dinosaur sculptures in their front lawns, or whether it's the kind of neighborhood that is totally not cool.

KTRK reports that local resident Nancy Hentschel and her husband acquired two metal sculptures of a Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor (though the latter seems based more on the versions showcased by movies like Jurassic Park than the understood reality of the critters) during a recent trip to Arizona. The two made their debut in front of the Hentschel home last week to decidedly mixed reviews.

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A post on a New Territory Facebook page notes that the sculptures are, technically, "in violation of the deed restrictions" for the home. The New Territory Residential Community Association (which seems like a grandiose name for what essentially a homeowners' association) is likely the organization that will try to get them removed, though Hentschel will reportedly contest any response that sees the sculptures shifted from their resting places.